Champions League Quarter-Final Draw RECAP - Liverpool face Manchester City in the last eight

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15:36Paul Gorst

Txiki thing

Manchester City’s director of football Txiki Begiristian has admitted Pep Guardiola’s side must be “almost perfect” when they meet Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The Reds were drawn against the runaway Premier League leaders on Friday morning in Nyon to set up a mouth-watering two-legged tie next month.

Liverpool are the only team to beat City in the Premier League this season, with the Reds’ 4-3 triumph back in January being the leaders’ only reverse in a campaign that currently sees them 16 points clear of their local rivals Manchester United in second.

14:50Sam Carroll

Grujic on World Cup Bid

Marko Grujic has revealed a World Cup dream was the reason behind his decision to leave Liverpool on loan in January.

Paul Gorst, my esteemed colleague - who almost choked on a Twix just moments ago - has more below.

It’s really interesting stuff, this. Both Grujic and Harry Wilson are showing why loan moves are so important to Premier League clubs, though, as they shine for their respective teams.

14:17Sam Carroll

Van Dijk Included

Ronald Koeman has named his first Netherlands squad, with Virgil van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum both included.

14:03Sam Carroll

Mignolet and Origi Involved

Simon Mignolet and Divock Origi are in Roberto Martinez’s Belgium squad for the game with Saudi Arabia.

Keita to Face Marseille

The Europa League draw followed on from the big one earlier - and Reds fans will have another chance to see Naby Keita in action ahead of his move to Liverpool as his RB Leipzig side face Marseille!

I think we’ll all be watching this one as the Guinean midfielder has really come into form recently.

It would be nice to have him against City, wouldn’t it?Any chance of borrowing him, lads?

12:09Sam Carroll

More Reaction from Reds

You’ve been getting in touch with me - @SamCarroll0 is the place for all your Red thoughts - about today’s Champions League draw.

Anant reckons the semis are a certainty with Sadio Mane having a point to prove....

The defence needs to put on a show....

Shockwaves....

12:01Sam Carroll

Anxious Wait on Tickets

Liverpool fans face an anxious wait to discover how many tickets they will be allocated for the decisive Champions League quarter-final second leg at The Etihad Stadium, writes David Prentice.

City’s safety advisory group limited the allocation for the Champions League visit of Feyenoord earlier this season to 2,800 and introduced a similar limit for the forthcoming Manchester derby.

Read more below!

11:57Sam Carroll

Let's Go

Liverpool’s club website were hot off the press after the Reds were drawn against the Citizens earlier this morning.

They sat down with Jurgen Klopp, who reckons it’s “exactly like it was before” despite being chosen to face the champions-elect in European battle.

“I’ve said it before and it’s still the truth, it’s always common in a draw that you’ll get your neighbour, more or less, but to be honest I don’t mind, really.

“It is exactly like it was before – we take what we’ve got. Now it’s Manchester City, let’s go.

“We’ve lost once and we’ve won once against them in the league – and I don’t think they thought before the best draw they could have got is Liverpool. That’s a sign for us and how strong we can be.

We are for sure not the favourites in this round, but in the last eight there are not a lot of favourites - maybe two of them, Bayern and Barcelona – but thank god it’s football and nothing is decided.

We have a few games to play until then, but I am really looking forward to it and we will give it everything.

And Jurgen doesn’t reckon having the first leg at Anfield will hinder his side too much.

“In this case, it’s not too important. For us, it’s completely normal. We can get a result at home for sure, but it’s obviously a difficult game – but good news for both teams.

“It is like it is should be in the last eight. It was clear we would face a strong team. Now we have Man City. The good thing is they are the team we know most about. It’s not too cool for England because now only one team can go to the semis. But we will try everything.”

Txiki Begiristain - Manchester City’s director of football - has spoken after his club were drawn against Liverpool in the Champions League quarter final.

11:43Sam Carroll

Be Afraid, Pep....

Be very afraid!

11:40Sam Carroll

Rush Speaks

Ian Rush has been collared by the chaps at UEFA after Liverpool were drawn against Manchester City.

“I think when you first look at it, two English teams, you’d like to go [apart] from each other,” Rushy said. “It’s a great advert for the English game, though. They’ve beaten us once, we’ve beaten them once, so it’s all to play for.

“I think when you’re Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus, Bayern Munich, this is a bit different. They know us, we know them and I think it’s going to be really interesting.”

City were the favourites before the draw and they’ll be favourites to beat Liverpool but sometimes we like being the underdog.

I think the way Man City play - an open game - so it’ll be entertaining on the day and hopefully we can take advantage of City with an electric atmosphere at Anfield in the first leg.

Liverpool will have to beat City on the way to lifting the trophy.

11:34Sam Carroll

Blow Them Away at Anfield

Anyone familiar with football will know that Liverpool have it in their locker to blow teams away - and the Anfield Wrap’s Andy Heaton reckons the Reds will need a first-rate Anfield showing.

I agree with this. There’s a lot of disappointment doing the rounds about the draw, but the first-leg is a real opportunity for the club to show City what they’re all about.

They definitely can’t concede three goals like they did at Anfield, though.